Keith Buttle
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Keith Nicolson Buttle was a New Zealand businessman and Mayor of Auckland City
from 1957 to 1959. He replaced Thomas Ashby
in a by-election in November 1957; Ashby died part-way through his term.
Born in Auckland he attended Auckland Grammar School
. He was a sharebroker and partner in an Auckland firm of sharebrokers. He was on the Auckland City Council (18 years), Auckland Harbour Board (5 years) and Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority (3 years).
Mayor of Auckland City
The Mayor of Auckland City was the directly elected head of the Auckland City Council, the municipal government of Auckland City, New Zealand. The office existed from 1871 to 2010, when Auckland City Council was abolished and replaced with the Auckland Council....
from 1957 to 1959. He replaced Thomas Ashby
Thomas Ashby (mayor)
Thomas William Mark Ashby was a New Zealand local body administrator and Mayor of Auckland City from 1956 to 1957. He was Auckland Town Clerk 1944-55, and secretary of the committee for the 1950 British Empire Games at Auckland.In November 1956, he defeated the previous mayor John Luxford...
in a by-election in November 1957; Ashby died part-way through his term.
Born in Auckland he attended Auckland Grammar School
Auckland Grammar School
Auckland Grammar School is a state secondary school for years 9 to 13 boys in Auckland, New Zealand. It had a roll of 2,483 in 2008, including a number of boarders who live in nearby Tibbs' House, making it one of the largest schools in New Zealand...
. He was a sharebroker and partner in an Auckland firm of sharebrokers. He was on the Auckland City Council (18 years), Auckland Harbour Board (5 years) and Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority (3 years).